I can't see CL at work, so if the Op wants something looked at, I drive through Woodside every day, just post up.


If it's at all near me, it gets *considerably* colder than the rest of the bay area.

Take 280 to 380 to 101 to the city, commute works better than 280 the whole way.

Quote from: Spidey on November 05, 2009, 09:53:39 AM
Are you lookin' at this one?  http://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/apa/1452180701.html 
That is NOT 30 minutes to SF.  And if you don't like cold, talk to Mr. I and Somegirl about living up in the hills.

I drove by one of the listings (15 Skyline Dr) as it was on my way home (we live 20 minutes farther into the hills).  Unfortunately I didn't see the other listing (Fox hollow road at Woodside  ) until I got home so didn't check that out.

15 Skyline Dr
That would be about 12 minutes to 280, about 45 minutes to the Candlestick part of SF assuming normal conditions.

It is basically just off of Skyline Blvd (35) on a little single lane road, area looks nice but I wasn't able to get out and look at the cottage as it is by appointment only.

It is surrounded by lots of beautiful trees, and you will be right in the middle of the twisties which makes for great riding.  It will be very peaceful except for hearing motorcycles drive by (on 35), particularly on summer weekends.

Things to consider / potential downsides:
- unlikely you will have cell phone service there
- unlikely you will get DSL/Cable Modem there
- you probably have well water, not sure of the quality there but we have to put ours through multiple filters to make it nice to drink, potentially you might have to buy drinking water
- more likely to have power outages during storms
- commute is worse on the weekends
- commute could be terrible during/after a storm if there is a fallen tree (doesn't happen often, but it sucks when it does, those are pretty busy roads though so they will try to clear them quickly)
- commute could be terrible if someone wrecks their bike (more likely on a summer weekend)
- you will be right by Alice's restaurant and the Skywood Trading Post which has a gas station and basic necessities, but you'll have about a 10 minute drive to Robert's Market in Woodside and a 15-20 minute drive to Lucky's Supermarket (in Redwood City)
- I would highly recommend asking what the parking situation is ahead of time
- more likely to be cooler / foggier than, say Palo Alto (maybe 10-20 degrees cooler) but it can also be sunny and hot, I've seen it be 100 degrees (occasionally) on a hot day.  You are more likely to get fog in the morning and evenings at certain times of the year.

Fox Hollow Road
- has DSL
- will be about 30-35 minutes to the Candlestick part of SF
- very convenient to Robert's market for shopping, quite close to Redwood City for major stores
- far less likely to have issues with road closures, etc. due to bad weather
- may have some fog in mornings and evenings at certain times of year but not as much as the skyline one, will be warmer than the skyline one
- cell phone service may be spotty around there but there is some in that area

I think that Fox Hollow one is definitely worth following up on, the Skyline one maybe, depends on what you like.  Let us know if you want us to check them out in more detail.

And as I mentioned before, the best commute is 280 N to 380 E to 101 N (and depending on where you are going in the city, possibly getting back onto 280 N from 101 but that's not necessary for the Candlestick area).  I do this quite a lot and have not had to split lanes.

WOW.  

Crazy day at work and  I couldn't post on the forum.

Thank you all for the comments and insights. 

Woodside sounds great.

I was looking at this one http://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/apa/1448874595.html
It is at the top of our price range, but looks worth it.

The other looked too small. And after reading Somegirls comments it is definitely out of the question (gotta have high speed internet)

Thanks especially to Somegirl for checkin' the place out for me!

Happy to help, we can check out the other one too.

Well, the Woodside people did not get back to me. The lack of any response is very annoying.

On the other side, I have accepted the job offer, so we will definitely be there (somewhere) in January.

My first day of work will be sometime in February.

So, if any of you kind people feel like continuing to offer advice to this sun-baked simpleton about moving to THE BIG CITY, it would be greatly appreciated.

Quote from: hihhs on November 07, 2009, 09:18:12 AM
So, if any of you kind people feel like continuing to offer advice to this sun-baked simpleton about moving to THE BIG CITY, it would be greatly appreciated.

Sure.

San Francisco is not a big city-they just like to think they are. 

Quote from: MrIncredible on November 07, 2009, 09:39:49 AM
Sure.

San Francisco is not a big city-they just like to think they are. 

Coming from a guy who never actually lived in The City, you can almost be forgiven for making that mistake.

We're actually a small city...and we like it that way

Anyway, congrats on the job offer. You'll definitely find something here, so keep looking and let us know when you need help.

Quote from: desmoquattro on November 07, 2009, 09:51:24 AM
Coming from a guy who never actually lived in The City, you can almost be forgiven for making that mistake.

We're actually a small city...and we like it that way

Anyway, congrats on the job offer. You'll definitely find something here, so keep looking and let us know when you need help.

"The City" would be NYC.


San Francisco is just San Francisco.

Quote from: MrIncredible on November 07, 2009, 10:10:31 AM
"The City" would be NYC.


San Francisco is just San Francisco.

I gotta admit "The City" means NYC to me also.

"The City" means whatever major city you live close to. Growing up here, it always meant San Francisco. I'm sure in parts of Ventura and Orange counties it means LA. And I'll take SF over NY any day. NY is a nice place to visit.

Quote from: hihhs on November 07, 2009, 09:18:12 AMWell, the Woodside people did not get back to me. The lack of any response is very annoying.

Bummer, sorry to hear that.

Congrats on the new job and I'm sure you'll find someplace nice to live and we'll still be here to help you.

Quote from: desmoquattro on November 07, 2009, 10:57:13 AM
"The City" means whatever major city you live close to. Growing up here, it always meant San Francisco. I'm sure in parts of Ventura and Orange counties it means LA. And I'll take SF over NY any day. NY is a nice place to visit.

No, it doesn't quite work that way.  Anywhere in the northeast it means NYC.  Only in the bay area does it mean SF.  In Chicago we just said Chicago.

Quote from: somegirl on November 07, 2009, 12:10:35 PM
No, it doesn't quite work that way.  Anywhere in the northeast it means NYC.  Only in the bay area does it mean SF.  In Chicago we just said Chicago.

That was my point...it means different things to people in different areas.

Congrats on the new job, hihhs.  We're here to help.      [moto]

This might be stating the obvious, but places for rent in January should come up on CL at the end of the month or beginning of Dec. 

Thanks very much to all of you for your help and insight.
I'll keep watching CL.
If any of you hear of anything in your areas please let me know.
If the right place comes along I would rent it now.